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. 1991 May 7;30(18):4542-5.
doi: 10.1021/bi00232a025.

Wheat germ initiation factors 4F and (iso)4F interact differently with oligoribonucleotide analogues of rabbit alpha-globin mRNA

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Wheat germ initiation factors 4F and (iso)4F interact differently with oligoribonucleotide analogues of rabbit alpha-globin mRNA

S E Carberry et al. Biochemistry. .

Abstract

The binding of capped oligoribonucleotide analogues of the 5' terminus of rabbit alpha-globin mRNA to wheat germ protein synthesis initiation factors eIF-4F and eIF-(iso)4F was measured by direct fluorescence techniques. An analysis of the equilibrium association constants (Keq) indicates that both eIF-4F and eIF-(iso)4F recognize primarily the m7G cap structure but differ in the recognition of other structural features. eIF-4F is sensitive to the position and sequence of hairpin structures within the oligoribonucleotide, while eIF-(iso)4F shows a preference for linear sequences. These differences suggest that wheat germ eIF-4F and eIF-(iso)4F may have discriminatory activity for mRNA recognition.

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